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50 Fen - Guangxu Eight characters; pattern

Features

Issuer Anhwei Province (Chinese provinces)
Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908)
Type Patterns
Year 24 (1898)
Calendar Chinese - Guangxu era
Value 50 Fen (0.50)
Currency Yuan (1897-1949)
Composition Brass
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
274415
References KM# Pn2
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right left with Manchu characters in the centre, all surrounded by more Chinese ideograms.

Scripts: Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu

Lettering:
造省徽安年四十二

ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ
寶 ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ 元
ᡩᠣᡵᠣ

分六錢三平庫

Translation:
Made in Anhwei Province in Year 24
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Guangxu (Emperor) / Yuanbao (Original currency)
Worth 3 Mace and 6 Candareens (weight)

Reverse

Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AN-HWEI PROVINCE
3 MACE AND 6 CANDAREENS

Edge

Reeded.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
24 (1898)  年四十二

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